Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15950
cloister
回廊；有顶走廊
a covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, especially in a monastery or convent
- 1.
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially:
一侧有开放式柱廊的有顶走道,沿着围绕庭院的建筑墙壁延伸；尤指:
- 2.
residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
宗教隐居的住所(如修道院)
- 3.
A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
用于宗教隐居的地方,尤指修道院或女修道院。
- 4.
a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
有走廊的庭院(如宗教机构)
- 5.
The monastic life.
修道生活。
修道院；寺院；有回廊的庭院；修道生活；隐居生活；一侧有开放式柱廊的有顶走道,沿着围绕庭院的建筑墙壁延伸；尤指:；宗教隐居的住所(如修道院)
In use
After retiring, he decided to spend his remaining years in a quiet cloister.
The ancient cloister features beautiful stone arches and a peaceful garden.
Many monks live in cloisters, dedicating their lives to prayer and meditation.
[determiner] [adjective] cloister
作为可数名词，cloister 前可用不定冠词和形容词。
We explored a historic cloister.
我们探索了一座历史悠久的寺院。
preposition + [determiner] cloister
cloister 常与 in, within, into 等介词搭配。
She found peace within the cloister.
她在寺院内找到了宁静。
plural: cloisters
复数形式 cloisters 可指多个寺院。
Connections
Collocations
- enter a cloister
- 进入修道院
- After his retirement, he decided to enter a cloister.退休后，他决定进入修道院。
- live in a cloister
- 住在修道院里
- The monks live in a cloister away from the city.僧侣们住在远离城市的修道院里。
- cloister garden
- 修道院花园
- The cloister garden is a peaceful place for meditation.修道院花园是冥想的好地方。
- medieval cloister
- 中世纪修道院
- The medieval cloister has been well preserved.这座中世纪修道院保存完好。
- seclude oneself in a cloister
- 隐居在修道院里
- She chose to seclude herself in a cloister for a year.她选择在修道院里隐居一年。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：cloister 的 -ister 像 sister（修女），修女住的修道院就是 cloister。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：建筑与遗产描述、宗教历史介绍、文学作品与正式书面语 作“回廊”等建筑义时多用于建筑、旅游和遗产介绍，语气中性；作“修道院、隐居处或隐修生活”讲时比较常见于正式或文学性书面语，日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
注意：oyster、moister、hoister 与 cloister 都含 /ɔɪstɚ/ 的读音，和 cloister 押韵；拼写相近但读音不同的词如 cluster /ˈklʌstɚ/，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.